The Partisan Coffee House May 2017

This recent exhibition explored the fascinating story of the Partisan Coffee House, founded by radical historian Raphael Samuel, cultural theorist Stuart Hall and others. It included unseen photographs by Roger Mayne, with designs by graphic artist Germano Facetti and letterpress printer Desmond Jeffery, archive material and film clips.

Thursday 11 May, 6.30pm - Partisan Coffee House: an 'anti-espresso bar'. An evening of discussion and debate on the cultural politics of the early New Left, with historians Madeleine Davis, Nick Beech and Mike Berlin. Book here

Tuesday 23 May, 6.30pm - The photography of Roger Mayne. The work of iconic British photographer Roger Mayne discussed by Anna Douglas, curator of the current major retrospective at The Photographers Gallery, in conversation with Ian Walker, Emeritus Professor, University of South Wales Book here

The exhibition is generously supported by the Barry Amiel and Norman Melburn Trust, Laurie McDowell, Birkbeck, University of London, in partnership with Bishopsgate Institute, and Raphael Samuel History Centre.